trying to get to 80...

Did I mention coffee in the last post? I have only drunk decaf for the last 50 yr. But this past episode seemed to follow coffee somewhat and when I tried to restart tea after my heart failure I found it way too stimulative. Is that what is happening with the coffee now? I felt a little jacked after this morning's cup. Unusual.

I have been having issues with a Bose Soundtouch 300 sound bar synching with an LG-OLED TV. The latest issue is the loss of sound while streaming video on Netflix or Amazon Prime. This morning I believe I found the fix for it--note to self: cancel Geek Squad--and when the sound came on we found ourselves back into a new series that just won 8 Emmys--The Wonderful Mrs. Maisel.  To us, this show has been a laugh a minute. Jan was ironing and watching and we binged the series last 3 episodes, that is about 2 hr 20 min of laughs. During the last episode we had a sandwich while we watched. After that I arose and could feel my heart rate go up. These are the exact conditions under which my last palpitation episode occurred. And the conditions mimic those of earlier episodes--digestive system working, feeling relaxed with the natural opiates produced by laughter and by digestion. Then Shazzam.

The episode went on for 15 min before it resolved--it was resistant until that point--at which I thought we had dodged another ER visit--when it shot up again. We left pretty quickly for the ER and I was still ticking at 147 when we arrived. They got the 12-leads on and got a good picture this time. The ER doc said it just looked like supra-ventricular tachycardia. He wouldn't commit to flutter vs fibulation. The rest was the same: blood assay with slightly elevated BNP--not to worry--normal chest X-ray. Lie there watch NFL and read until all the results are returned and go home with a promise to contact my electro-phys doc. Which. I. Will. Do.

He'll have the EKG tomorrow so I will call in the a.m. and get him started and see where this leads....

I am a little less sanguine.

I will complete my 80th year in two days. That means I will turn 80.